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Small Plane Crashes Into Garden in Plettenberg, Killing Pilot

The single-engine aircraft crashed near residential homes in the Sauerland region, prompting an investigation by aviation safety experts.

  • A single-engine propeller plane crashed into the garden of a residential property in Plettenberg, Sauerland, on Tuesday afternoon.
  • The pilot, a 64-year-old man from Bochum, was the sole occupant and died in the crash; no other injuries were reported.
  • The aircraft, identified as an ultralight Wolfgang Dallach Fascination model, was en route from Würzburg to Marl when the accident occurred.
  • The cause of the crash remains unknown, and the wreckage is in poor condition, complicating immediate identification and analysis.
  • The Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) is leading the inquiry, with the crash site cordoned off for examination.
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